Max Verstappen Tries Out A Ford Mustang Gtd, Burying The Mercedes Rumors With A Roaring V8

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The Ford Mustang GTD took nan title of the fastest American accumulation car ever to thigh nan Nürburgring past year. The $327,000 pony car now has a seal of support from nan reigning four-time Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion. Ford Performance released a video connected Wednesday showcasing Max Verstappen's first clip down nan instrumentality of nan Mustang GTD. Alongside his praises for nan 815-horsepower machine, he hinted astatine nan reasons why he's staying astatine Red Bull erstwhile nan team's business pinch Ford hits nan way successful 2026.

Verstappen took nan Mustang GTD for a rotation astir nan Circuit du Grand Sambuc successful nan southbound of France pinch Chris Harris, car journalist and Top Gear host, successful nan rider seat. While Harris probed nan Red Bull driver's breakneck way acclimation process, Verstappen was speedy to opportunity really he enjoyed nan sound of nan supercharged 5.2-liter V8 engine. He thrashed apex aft apex pinch a grin plastered connected his face. Luckily, nan brace sewage their thrust successful conscionable earlier a thunderstorm rolled crossed nan track. During nan cautious thrust in, he summed up nan Mustang GTD arsenic "nice and racey. You consciousness nan grip. The consequence is bully of nan brakes and nan shifts."

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The Mustang GTD trial thrust was apt a invited diversion for Verstappen distant from his lackluster F1 season. At nan season's halfway point, he only has 2 wins and presently sits 3rd successful nan championship. With the abrupt firing of squad main Christian Horner and McLaren's 2 drivers making nan title conflict an intra-team affair, it seemed for illustration Verstappen would look for an off-ramp from Red Bull Racing. Speculation swirled astir a imaginable blockbuster move to Mercedes arsenic fans tracked nan backstage jets of squad leader Toto Wolff and Verstappen to a picnic excursion successful Sardinia.

However, Verstappen missed his off-ramp, an exit clause successful his statement that could beryllium exercised if he was little than 3rd successful nan title standings by midseason. The world champion seems giddy to enactment astatine Red Bull for nan opportunities extracurricular of F1 offered by Ford's partnership. While riding shotgun pinch Harris successful an RS200, he mentioned Ford's upcoming mill Le Mans Hypercar program and really he'd emotion to beryllium progressive arsenic a driver. The 27-year-old already owns a GT3 team, a imaginable Mustang-only outfit successful nan adjacent future. Max Verstappen is nan benignant of racing driver who lives to compete successful immoderate class pinch a steering instrumentality and 4 tires.